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Mutation Spectrum of GNE Myopathy in the Indian Sub-Continent.
Journal of neuromuscular diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Bhattacharya Sudha, Khadilkar Satish V, Nalini Atchayaram, Ganapathy Aparna, Mannan Ashraf U, Majumder Partha P, Bhattacharya Alok
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: GNE myopathy is an adult onset recessive genetic disorder that affects distal muscles sparing the quadriceps. GNE gene mutations have been identified in GNE myopathy patients all over the world. Homozygosity is a common feature in GNE myopathy patients worldwide. OBJECTIVES: The major objective of this study was to investigate the mutation spectrum of GNE myopathy in India in relation to the...
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